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Money was very much on his mind. Chris Tucker must be tired of being reminded
that, once upon a time, he was reputed to be the world’s highest-paid actor.
(He received no less than $25 million for the third of the Rush Hour
films.) Sadly, the cash slipped through his fingers: “I spend 20 million
like it’s 20 dollars,” he told the Hammersmith audience in a rapid-fire,
high-pitched voice that still seems to belong to a restless teen rather than
a chastened 40-year-old. You have to listen very, very carefully; otherwise
some of the punchlines can flit past.